2023
Community Pioneer Award
Merrianne Dean
Outstanding Organization Award
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Service to the Community Award
San Diego Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
2022
Co-Presidents’ Award
Hon. Leonard Trinh
Service to the Community Award
Tristan Higgins
Service to the Community Award
Kimberly Ahrens
2021
Community Pioneer Award
Hon. Michael Fitzgerald
Community Leader Award
Cara Dessert
Friend of the Community Award
Melissa Deleon
2020
NONE
(Due to Covid Pandemic)
2019
Friend of the Community Award
Hon. Judy Bae
Service to the Community Award
USD Law Name and Gender-Marker Change Clinic
Service to the Community Award
Jennifer C. Pizer
2018
Community Pioneer Award
Prof. Scott Ehrlich
Service to the Community Award
OutServe-SLDN
Co-Presidents’ Award
Kyle W. Nageotte
2017
Community Pioneer Award
Prof. Barbara Cox
Friend of the Community Award
Patricia Hollenbeck
Friend of the Organization Award
Ellen Miller-Sharp
2016
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bridget Wilson
Friend of the Community
Hon. Tamila E. Ipema
Co-Presidents’ Award
Hon. Loren G. Freestone
2015
Lifetime Achievement Award
Eric Julber
Friend of the Community
Steven Smith
Community Pioneer
Robert DeKoven
Community Pioneer
Doug Case
Service to the Organization
Michael Growe
Community Leader
Fernando Lopez
Co-Presidents’ Award
Nicholas Fox
2014
Friend of the Community
Hon. Joan Lewis
Community Pioneer
Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins
Service to the Community
Council President Todd Gloria
Service to the Community
Charles McKain
Co-Presidents’ Award
Denise M. Visconti
2013
Friend of the Community
Hon. David J. Danielsen
Outstanding Service to the Community
Linda Cory Allen
Community Pioneer
Supervisor David W. Roberts
Co-Presidents’ Award
Michael S. Manley
2012
Outstanding Service to the Organization
Delores Jacobs
Friend of the Community
Amy Fitzpatrick
Outstanding Service to the Community
Mary Stockton
Community Pioneer
District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis
Co-Presidents’ Award
Anita Margolis
2011
Friend of the Community
Jennifer Kearns
Outstanding Service to the Community
Hon. David M. Rubin
Community Pioneer
Hon. Laura Duffy
Outstanding Service to the Organization
Gregg St. Cyr
Co-Presidents’ Award
Thomas Bunton
2010
Friend of the Community
Mayor Jerry Sanders
Outstanding Service to the Community
Robert Gleason
Community Pioneer
Comm. Sandra L. Berry (Ret.)
Co-Presidents’ Award
Tamara Keller
Co-Presidents’ Award
Jonathan Schneeweiss
2009
Co-Presidents’ Award
Dr. Michael Keller
Co-Presidents’ Award
Daniel Veale
2008
Friend of the Community
Susan P. Schutz
Distinguished Achievement
Anita Margolis
Distinguished Achievement
Alexis Bastedo
Co-Presidents’ Award
Hon. Lilys McCoy
2007
Friend of the Community
Comm. Cindy Davis
Co-Presidents’ Award
Ted Roberts
2006
Friend of the Community
Julie A. Greenberg
Outstanding Organization
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Co-Presidents’ Award
Randy Clark
Co-Presidents’ Award
Bridget Wilson
2005
Friend of the Community
Rev. David Norgard
Outstanding Organization
Family Matters
Co-Presidents’ Award
Andrea Kimball
2004
Friend of the Community
San Diego City Councilmember Donna Frye
Outstanding Service
Hon. Ted Weathers
Outstanding Organization
Lambda Legal
Co-Presidents’ Award
Members of the Boy Scouts Trial Team:
Watson G. Branch
Jordan C. Budd
Elvira Cacciavillani
Mark W. Danis
Shannon O’Shaughnessy
Katherine L. Parker
M.E. Stephens
M. Andrew Woodmansee
2003
Friend of the Community
Wendy Patrick
Legislator of the Year
Assemblymember Christine Kehoe
Outstanding Service
James Pontes
Co-Presidents’ Award
Delores Jacobs
Co-Presidents’ Award
Pride Law at USD
Co-Presidents’ Award
Pride Law at TJSL
Co-Presidents’ Award
Out Law at CWSL
2002
Friend of the Community
San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program
Outstanding Service
Gay & Lesbians for Programming Excellence
Outstanding Service
KPBS Television
Co-Presidents’ Award
Charles A. Bird
Co-Presidents’ Award
Assemblymember Carole Migden
2001
Friend of the Community
American Civil Liberties Union
Friend of the Community
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Outstanding Service
Hon. Paula S. Rosenstein
Outstanding Service
Kurt Hermansen
Outstanding Service
Sherry Wright
Co-Presidents’ Award
San Diego City Councilmember Toni Atkins
Co-Presidents’ Award
Robert Gerber
2000
Friend of the Community
Robert H. Lynn
Friend of the Community
Darin Wessel
Co-Presidents’ Award
Brenda Tuohy
Co-Presidents’ Award
Tom Felkner
Co-Presidents’ Award
Bob Lehman
1999
Friend of the Community
Doc Anthony Andersen II
Friend of the Community
California Western School of Law
Service to the Community
Rebecca P. Jones
Service to the Organization
Gregory L. Choate
Co-Presidents’ Award
Hon. David M. Rubin
Co-Presidents’ Award
David Watson
1998
Friend of the Community
Madeline Clogston
Friend of the Community
Ruben Arizmendi
Service to the Community
Greater San Diego Business Association
Co-Presidents’ Award
Todd F. Stevens
Co-Presidents’ Award
Comm. Sandra L. Barry
1997
Dedication to Equality
City of San Diego
Dedication to Equality
Qualcomm, Inc.
Dedication to Equality
Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Co-Presidents’ Award
Barbara Cox
1996
Co-Presidents’ Award
Nanci Clarence
1995
Co-Presidents’ Award
Irene Cockcroft
Co-Presidents’ Award
George Haverstrick
Special Recognition
Hon. David Danielsen